“The burning eyes and the victorious mood of the guys”
The SKA begins this season under the chivalrous motto “Without fear or reproach! This is exactly what the emblem of the Saint Petersburg club looks like, which depicts a paladin with a sword in blue armor. We saw the associates of King Arthur and Charlemagne live, when knights rode horses with braided manes and SKA flags were on their lances. The hockey players followed them in a straight line.
The team presentation ceremony was brilliantly conducted by Dmitry Guberniev, who still has the talent of a hockey commentator and presenter. Remember, for example, his interview on with Evgeni Malkin or his friendship with Kirill Kaprizov, to whom Dima sends messages in Minnesota. SKA board chairman Alexander Medvedev said he has known Guberniev for a long time. To which the host replied: “I’ve been with SKA since childhood, Alexander Ivanovitch, you know!”
Aleksey Miller, Chairman of the Board and Deputy Chairman of the Board of PJSC Gazprom, delivered an important speech to the hockey audience.
— Dear friends, today we have an important event of the new hockey season – the presentation of the updated list of the St. Petersburg SKA hockey team. The SKA is one of the symbols of St. Petersburg. A city that knows how to preserve and increase traditions. And one of the traditions of St. Petersburg is to set ambitious goals. And this season, the SKA has set itself an ambitious goal: to win the Gagarin Cup. And as you know, the right goal is half the success. The second half of success is to believe that the fusion of experience and youth on the hockey rink, the professionalism of the coaching staff and, above all, the burning eyes and winning attitude of the guys will allow us to reach this goal. And we will see brilliant, powerful and productive team play. Neva soldiers, only forward! And Gazprom is still there. Go! miller said
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Terminator Alexander Ivanovich
Alexander Medvedev appeared in the image of Terminator and said: “Alexey Borisovich asked me to take care of SKA in the 2006/07 season. A lot of time has passed and I’m glad that, as Schwarzenegger said, “I’m back.”
Indeed, this summer, the first president of the KHL, Alexander Medvedev, began to combine work with Zenit football with a position at SKA, returning to big hockey.
“If you ask what is the secret of Zenit’s victories – we have won the country’s gold medal five times in a row, then I will answer you,” Medvedev continued. – Without the support of Gazprom, there would have been no victories. But from a managerial point of view, it is about the correct placement of personnel, delegation of authority and a strict requirement for all positions. I’m sure it will be implemented at SKA, and the third Gagarin Cup victory is not far away. Namely, in the spring of next year. Go guys!
In general, the SKA mood for the season is very strong. The Saint Petersburg club will play the first game of the regular season in Moscow against Dynamo on September 2. And considering the crossover playoffs, the SKA-CSKA final may well shine for us, which will become an adornment of the Gagarin Cup.
Guberniev knelt in front of Moskvina
“I’ve worked for Gazprom since 2007 and I’m proud of it,” SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg said. — This is our team, and this season, thanks to our joint efforts and the support of Gazprom, we managed to build the strongest team in the KHL. Yes, there will be serious competition. But it is the engine of progress. We will play with the strongest opponents, we will show the most brilliant hockey. We have already done a great job with the guys, preparing the season very well. This is evidenced by the results of the Puchkov tournament, which we won, although we are still under pressure. But the guys showed strength of will and spirit, took the matches on character…
The guys themselves, one by one, took the stage. They received SKA Family jerseys, and many of those who played last season also received KHL bronze medals for reaching the playoff semifinals. Avangard in Omsk recently received the same medals, Ak Bars received silver and CSKA received gold.
When several dozen hockey players appeared before the audience, Guberniev invited the great figure skating coach, the six-time USSR champion, the charming Tamara Moskvina, to kneel in front of her on the stage.
– Well, what do you like about player penetration, Tamara Nikolaevna? Was everything professional?
“Everything was fine, but I recommend hockey players next time to look not only at the authorities, but also at the public,” retorted Moskvina, walking gracefully along the podium and curtsying to the audience.
After the official part, a children’s party was held with a figure skating master class led by Olympic champions Alina Zagitova and Anna Shcherbakova, who then performed solo numbers. And after Lucy Chebotina’s mini-concert, an exhibition match “Army SKA” against “SKA-Junior Krasnaya Mashina” took place, after which a charity friendly match took place.
Every year, SKA tries to surprise. We’ve seen the team presentation earlier at Ice on Bolshevik Avenue, Hockey City, or Vasilievsky Island Spit, and there were traditional cannon shots…
This presentation turned out to be colorful, but the main thing is how the season will end. SKA’s dream is to see the Parade of Champions on Nevsky Prospekt. Moreover, in 2015 and 2017, such a procession each brought together 200,000 spectators.
Will there be a hat trick?
Source : MatchTV
I’m Emma Smith, a dedicated journalist and avid storyteller. I have been writing for news websites for the past 5 years, reporting on hockey news and delivering in-depth analysis of the sport. In my current role as Author at Athletistic, I write about hockey events from around the world to keep followers up-to-date with what’s happening in the sport.
